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Federal Metal Industries Award 1971, ETU of Australia, 1971
Award 1971.Relevant to the history of industrial relations and rights in the ETU.Paperbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, etu, electrical trades union, industrial relations, awards, workplace rights, workplace relations, wages, industrial relations commission - australia -
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The Growth Of The Empire: A Handbook To The History Of Greater Britain, Jose, Arthur W, 1901
Pertains to history of Great Britain. The book was written in 1901 in the same year that Australia was proclaimed as a federation.Relevant to British history up to 1901. Paper; book.Cover: author's name and title.great britain, history, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council -
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Railways of Australia. Codes of practice for dangerous goods, n.d
Codes of practice - dangerous goods & railway workers. See also, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation and The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (https://www.rissb.com.au/).Relevant to the history of workplace practices and occupational health and safety.Paperbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, railways, codes of practice, dangerous goods, locomotives, occupational health and safety, workplace rights -
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The People Movers: A History of Victoria's Private Bus Industry 1910 - 1992, Maddock, John, 1992
A history of private bus services in Victoria. Includes many anecdotal accounts as well as illustrations.Relevant to history and development of industry and employment possibilities in Victoria.Paper; book. Front cover: light green background; artistic impression of a male driving a Geelong bus; black lettering. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, public transport, buses, buses - private, businesses, employment, history -
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My life with Martin Luther King Jr, King, Coretta Scott, 1969
A personal memoir from the widow of Martin Luther King Jr who was a prominent campaigner for civil rights in the USA. He was assassinated in 1968. Covers the history of the civil rights movement in the USA.Biographical relevance - Martin Luther King Jr. Relevant to social history - USA.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white photo of the author and Martin Luther King; black background; white and pink lettering. Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, biography, king, martin luther, king, coretta scott, civil rights, social customs, politics, baptists, racial discrimination, racial equality, assassinations, history -
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Organise, educate, control : the AMWU in Australia, 1852 - 2012, Reeves, Andrew, 2013
A history of the AMWU. The AWMU is an Australian trade union that was part of campaigns for the Eight Hour Day, maternity leave, superannuation, apprentice rights and family-friendly conditions. 1.The AMWU: Politics and Industrial Relations, 1852-2012 / Greg Patmore 2.The Hope of the World: The Amalgamation of ADSTE and the AMWU / Andrew Dettmer 3.One Big Metal Union? The Impact of Union Amalgamation in Western Australia / Bobbie Oliver 4.Off to the Mystery Picnic: Mobilising Young Engineers in Victoria, 1941-1961 / Keir Reeves 5.The Female Confectioners Union, 1916-1945 / Cathy Brigden 6.The Melbourne Typographical Society and the Melbourne Trades and Labour Council, 1874-76 / Andrew Reeves 7.Australia Reconstructed / Andrew Scott 8.Celebration of a Union: The Banners and Iconography of the AMWU / Andrew Reeves pt. 2 AMWU People 9.The Struggle Continues: Laurie Carmichael Talks / Andrew Dettmer 10.Three Tassie Women and Their Union Experiences / Robyn McQueeney 11.`Red' Fred - Left in the Right Time and Place: A Political Analysis of Fred Thompson / Cora Trevarthen 12.Unity Commands Respect: Memories of EZ / Glenys Lindner 13.A Self-contained City: Metalworkers and the Midland Railway Workshops, 1904-1994 / Ric McCracken 14.The AMWU Queensland Coal Shop Stewards / Chris Harper. Relevant to the history of trade unions and the labour movement, particularly the AWMU.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia background - feint pictures; colour picture of union banner; red and black lettering. Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, amwu, australian manufacturing workers union, history, amalgamated metal workers' and shipwrights' union, social conditions, labor movement, amalgamations - unions, industrial relations -
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The Australian moment : how we were made for these times, Megalogenis, George, 2012
An account of some of Australia's best economic, political and social reform, including interviews with Fraser, Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd and Whitlam's confidant Graham Freudenberg. Table of contents: Three years late to the party The Gough shock A gathering crisis The ingredients for a crack-up Testing the nation's constitution The age of the rorter The siren song of the quarry The drover's dog has his day Learning to let go A license to reform Getting ahead of the game The cult of property Recession as nation-builder The dynamic duo dissolves The last serious election Rolling back the years Passing the tests He of the never ever Tuning in to globalisation The last rich nation standing. Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photographs of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and the character Kath (from the TV show Kath and Kim); red, black and blue lettering.Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, politics, social history, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, rudd, kevin, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, howard, john, hawke, bob, freudenberg, graham, social reform, prime minister, society and culture -
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Weevils in the flour : an oral record of the 1930s depression in Australia, Lowenstein, Wendy, 1978
An oral history relating to the Great Depression and the personal hardships that were suffered by families. Relevant to Australian social and workplace history, especially during the period of the Great Depression of the 1930s.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; artistic impression of working class people, including a banner that reads "work not dole"'; red, yellow and white lettering. Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, the great depression, work for the dole, oral histories, wages, economic conditions, social history, history, australian history, economics, employment, unemployment -
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The golden Holden : the story of General Motors in Australia, Arrowsmith, John et al, Melbourne
History of General Motors Holden and the Holden car as part of Australian national identity.Relevant to employment at General Motors Holden and the history of the automobile industry in Australia. Co-author, Zangalis, was a Greek migrant who started employment (and union membership) at Holden in 1951. Paper; book. Front cover: images of newsprint, US flag and an old model Holden; indicated price is 2/6; yellow and black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gmh, general motors holden, history, history - automobiles, employment, culture, national identity, manufacturing -
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Framework of flesh : Builders' Labourers battle for health and safety, McQueen, Humphrey, 2009
An oral history. "McQueen uses labourers' own words to retell their battles around scaffolding and shithouses, for the safe removal of asbestos, prompt and adequate compensation, and a decent burial. The stories start in convict times and cover the six states and the ACT. The labourers' struggle for health and safety is followed into their dismantling of the framework of fear erected by the Building and Construction Commission. By tracking on-the-job experiences of demolishers, dog-men, hod-carriers and navvies, McQueen confirms the conviction of an early official of the BLF, Ben Mulvogue: "A union constitutes a school for the working class, wherein they learn self-reliance, learn their rights, privileges, opportunities, as well as their possibilities. Every new demand for better physical protection of the workers ensures a great ideal development for a future generation.'"--Publisher's website. Relevant to the history of health and safety in the building industry and the building unions.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, oh&s, occupational health and safety, workers health, building workers, unions, history, oral history -
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Off the rails : the Pauline Hanson trip, Kingston, Margo, 1999
Relates to the resurgence of One Nation party in 2001 and analyses why the party did not disappear after the 1998 election.Relevant to Australian political history and particularly to Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photograph of Pauline Hanson with two men with their heads on her shoulders; brown and black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, one nation, hanson, pauline, elections, politics, government, pauline hanson's one nation, election campaigning, journalism, politicians -
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Diary of disaster : the New Australasian mine tragedy, Creswick, 1882, Williams, Leonard Murton, 1982
The Australasian Gold Mine disaster happened in Creswick, Victoria in 1882. Twenty nine miners were trapped in a gold mine shaft with only five rescued - the remainder of the miners drowned.Relevant to the history of Creswick and gold mining in the 1800s. Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, creswick, mining, gold mining - creswick, australasian gold mine disaster, miners -
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A history of ambulance services in country Victoria, Bird, Paul H, 1999
History of ambulance services in country Victoria. Paper; book.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ambulances, health services, hospitals, st john ambulance, ambulance victoria -
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Photograph - Photograph: Laying of Trades Hall building foundation stone, 1887
The success of a significant wages dispute with Phoenix Foundry led to reconsideration of building a Trades Hall in Ballarat. In 1886, the present site at 24 Camp Street, Ballarat was agreed upon and land was granted to the committee in the name of the Ballarat Trades Hall and Literary Institute. The photograph depicts laying of the Ballarat Trades Hall foundation stone in1887. Relevance to the history of Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council and unions in the area.Photograph - framed.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall - construction, industrial disputes, strikes, unions -
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Plan - Photograph: Trades Hall building architects' design, 1886
Original architects' drawings for the construction of Trades Hall, Ballarat. November 5th 1886 the building committee called for tenders for the erection of a Trades Hall on the following conditions. The amount to be expended to be no more than £3,000; bluestone foundations; the front of the building to be of Grampians freestone and walls of brick. Building to be 3 storeys high, containing 14 rooms with a hall capable of seating 600 persons, roof to be of slate and workmanship and material to be of the best quality. The design submitted by Messrs James and Piper was accepted subject to amendment.Relevance to the history of Trades Hall, Ballarat.Paper - architects' plans.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, eight hours anniversary committee, james and piper, architects' drawings, building -
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Memorabilia - May Day Badge - Eureka Centenary, 1954
This badge commemorated the 100 years' anniversary of the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat. The siege of Eureka culminated in November and December 1854 arising as the result of disagreement between disaffected gold miners (led by Peter Lalor) and colonial forces about compulsory mining licences. CURRENTLY ON LOAN.Eureka memorabilia - commemorative artefacts. Relevant to the history of the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat.Metal red and white badge with pin.In white lettering: "To commemorate the Eureka Stockade, May Day 1954."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade - anniversary, eureka stockade - centenary, 1854, gold miners, lalor, peter, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, history -
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Photograph: Eight Hours Day Procession, Ballarat, Unknown, n.d
Ballarat Trades and Labour Council is the second oldest Trades and Labour Council in the world, founded on the back of the Ballarat Eight Hour Committees established in 1856.Relevant to the history of Ballarat Trades and Labour Council and the Eight Hour movement in Ballarat.Black and white photograph."Eight hours' day procession Ballarat."btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, eight hours anniversary committee, photograph, eight hours procession -
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The forgotten rebels of Eureka, Wright, Clare, 2013
Clare Wright writes about the multitude of women who were at the Ballarat goldfields and the critical roles that they played in the goldfields and the Eureka Stockade. Contents Introduction : dust and rattling bones Part 1. Transitions 1. A virgin country 2. Deliverance 3. Crossing the line 4. The road Part 2. Transformations 5. The gold diggers on '54 6. Winners and losers 7. The winter of their discontent 8. Parting with my sex Part 3 : Transgressions 9. Burning down the house 10. High camp 11. Crossing the line (reprise) 12. Bloody Sunday. Relevant to Australian and Ballarat history and especially facts around the story of the Eureka Stockade.Paper; hardcover book. Front cover: blue and white Eureka flag background; white, fawn and blue lettering; sticker (The Stella Prize 2014 Shortlist).Front cover includes title and author's name; quotations from reviewers. Back cover: quotes from reviewers.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, women in history, goldfields, gold miners, gold mining - ballarat, history -
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Independence: The struggle to set America free, Ferling, John, 2012
The history of the revolution that led to America's declaration of Independence from Britain in 1776. Significant characters in this part of US history were John Adams, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Edmund Burke. Relevant to the history of the United States. The declaration of Independence document has become symbolic of human rights in the country - thus, the events leading to it were a catalyst to how American democracy is interpreted and practised.Paper; hardcover book; dust jacket; battle picture on the cover.Front cover: Title and author name. Back cover: Statements of praise by Dan Rather, Andrew Burstein, R.B. Bernstein and Edith B. Gelles.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, declaration of independence, american civil war, american revolution, independence - america, adams, john, adams, abigail, jefferson, thomas, franklin, benjamin, burke, edmund, war, democracy, rights, politics, government, history, united states of america, britain -
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Eureka : The songs that made Australia, 31 cm
Songs of Australian heritage for voice. Melody line only with chord symbols. Includes guitar tablature for chords. Convicts, transportation and sea shanties. Pioneering, goldrush days and bushrangers. Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. Contents: • According to the Act • The Albury ram • Another fall of rain • Australia's on the Wallaby • The bald-headed end of the broom • The ballad of Ben Hall • The ballad of the Kelly Gang • The banks of the Condamine • The big-gun shearer • The black velvet band • The blackboys Waltzing Matilda • Bluey Brink • Bold Jack Donohue • Bound for Botany Bay • Brisbane ladies • Cain killed Abel • The cane-cutter's lament • The carrier's song • The Catalpa • Charlie Mopps • Click go the shears • The cockies of Bungaree • Colonial experience • Coming down the flat • The convict maid • The currency lasses • The death of Alec Robertson • The death of Ben Hall • The death of Willie Stone • Denis O'Reilly • The drover's dream • The dying aviator • The dying stockman • Eight little cylinders • The Eldorado mining disaster • The exile of Erin • Farewell to Greta • Flash Jack from Gundagai • The flash stockman • Frank Gardiner • The freehold on the plain • The gaol song • The girls of the Shamrock Shores • The golden gullies of the Palmer • The gumtree canoe • The Hamfat man • Heenan and Sayers • Henry's downfall • Here's adieu to all judges and juries • I've been to Australia, Oh • Jim Jones at Botany Bay • Jog along til shearing • John Kanaka • The Lachlan Tigers • Leave her, jollies, leave her • Les Darcy • The limejuice tub • Look out below • Maggie May • Maids of Australia • Man of the Earth • The Maryborough miner • Moreton Bay • The morning of the fray • Morrisey and the Russian sailor • Musselman • The mustering song • My name is Edward Kelly • Nails • The new chum Chinaman • Nine miles from Gundagai • The nose on my old man • Oh, give me a hut • The old bark hut • The old bullock dray • One of the has-beens • The overlanders • Pint Pot and Billy • Pity poor labourers • Radcliffe Highway • The rigs of the time • Rolling home • The Ryebuck shearer • Sam Holt • Sign-on day • Sixteen thousand miles from home • South Australia • The springtime it brings on the shearing • The stockman's last bed • The Sunshine Railway disaster • Tambaroora Ted • The tattooed lady • Ten thousand miles away • The tent poles are rotten • Travelling down the Castlereagh • Tumba-bloody-Rumba • The two professional hums • Van Diemen's Land • The wallaby brigade • When we get our tuppence back • The wild colonial boy • Woolloomooloo Australian culture, folklore and history in songs.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: multicoloured background; picture of swaggy with guitar; picture of Eureka flag; black and green lettering. Back cover: red, orange and white background; Eureka flag; picture of a shearer with sheep; picture of a person in Ned Kelly armour playing a guitar on a horse; picture of woman facing the Ned Kelly figure; brand with the message "unsurpassed Australian made".Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author bio; praise from Jack Pobar, swagman.songs, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, convicts, transportation, sea shanties, pioneering, gold, goldrush, bushrangers, shearers, drovers, bush life, sporting life, disasters, music -
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The 'Big Fella' : Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891-1949, Nairn, Bede, 1995
Biography of Jack Lang. Jack Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation.Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Biographical interest - Jack Lang.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: picture of Jack Lang.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: quote from author; synopsis of book content; laudatory comment by the Sydney Morning Herald; cover credits.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lang, jack, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, financial agreements' legislation, premier, politics, government, governor - state, dismissal -
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Book - Above the starry frame, 2007
Biography of William Irwin who migrated to Australia in 1850. He was a digger and a publican during the gold rush in Ballarat. He was publican at the Star Hotel, John O'groats Hotel and the Provincial Hotel. The Star Hotel was closely connected with the story of the Eureka Stockade. The book in part draws from family correspondence. The book's author, Helen Townsend, is Irwin's great-granddaughter. Relevance to the history of Ballarat, gold mining and the Eureka Stockade. Biographical interest - William Irwin.Paperback book. Front cover: image of houses surrounded by fields; image of Irwin's Provincial Hotel with people and horses and carts; white and black lettering.Front cover: title and author. Back cover: book synopsis; praise for the book by Tom Keneally.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, eureka stockade, irish potato famine, gold miners, history, biography, publicans - ballarat, immigrants, pioneers, william irwin, star hotel, john o'groats hotel, provincial hotel -
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Journal of Australasian mining history 2003, Davies, Mel, 2003
Relates to mining work and history in Kalgoorlie, Northern Territory, South Australia, New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland.Relevant to Australian and New Zealand history, particularly around miners and mining.Paperbook book. Front cover: Name of journal, date and volume number; publisher's name. A drawing of "stamping batteries", Port Phillip Gold Mining Company, Clunes from Illustrated Australian News. Cover includes the words: "Embracing all aspects of mining history, mining archaeology and heritage." Back cover: Blank.mining, history, archaeology, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, the great depression, miners, work, welfare, class, maoris, mining - copper, mining - gold -
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A brave new workplace : will the Howard government's workplace reforms make Australia better off? And how will they affect your job?, ABC/Four Corners, 2005
The struggle between the Howard government and the labour movement over the Work Choices legislation. Includes interviews with key players - for example, Greg Combet and John Howard - and reported by Sally Neighbour.Relevant to the union movement and changes in workplace rights. Pertains to the history of the government of John Howard (1996-2007).VHS. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, workplace rights, workplace relations, fair work act, work choices, combet, greg, howard, john, prime minister, actu, australian council of trade unions, australian labour movement, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, four corners, australian broadcasting commission, abc -
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Joe Hill
Joe Hill was a Swedish-American labor hero. He was a songwriter and cartoonist for the union. He was executed for alleged murder in 1914.Relevance to the union and labor movement culture and history in the United States. VHSbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hill, joe, labour movement - usa, songwriters, cartoonists, law, law enforcement -
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Matewan, Sayles, John et al, 1987
The film tells the story of the birth of the union movement in Virginia, USA. It relates to a strike about conditions and pay where scab labour was deployed which led to mass killings.Relevant to the history of the union movement in the United States.VHScoal strike, w. va., 1920-21, matewan, coal miners, strikes, industrial action, scab labour -
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Constructing fear : Australia's secret industrial inquisition, Loh, Joe et al, 2005
A documentary about the Australian Building Construction Commission which was a coercive regulatory body empowered to investigate and prosecute breaches of industrial relations laws. It was created to particularly target strong building unions. Penalties imposed by the ABCC were severe - for example, terms of imprisonment and individual fines of up to $28,500 for failure to comply with summonses, refusal to answer questions, and disclosure to others of anything that happened at ABCC's closed tribunal. ABCC was disbanded in 2012, but the Turnbull Coalition government has attempted to revive the organisation in 2016. The failure to obtain Senate approval triggered the double-dissolution of Federal parliament and subsequent election in July 2016.Relevant to the history of unions and industrial relations in Australia. Also relates to government union relations.DVD Front cover: colour picture of a lawyer in court regalia and a howling dog; black and yellow lettering.Front cover: title and maker's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abcc, australian building construction commission, unions, building unions, industrial relations, industrial tribunals, politics and government, howard, john, liberal party australia, cfmeu, cfmeu mining and energy division -
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Craig Thomson. Statement to Parliament, 21 May 2012, 21/12/2005
Craig Thomson was a trade union official and subsequently a federal ALP parliamentarian for the seat of Dobell. After allegations of theft and fraud by Kathy Jackson, Thomson addressed parliament prior to the allegations being tested in court; he protested his innocence and highlighted what he believed to be a distinguished contribution to the trade union movement. The courts subsequently found Thomson guilty of fraud and theft during his time at the Health Services Union. The recording contains Thomson's address to parliament (above) that took place on 21 May, 2012.Relevant to the history and conduct of elected officials within the Health Services Union. The recorded speech took place during the Australian Labor Party government (2007-2013) of which Thomson was an MP; he requested suspension from the ALP in April 2012 and became an independent minister.DVD btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, thomson, craig, alp, australian labor party, jackson, kathy, health services union, hsu, federal parliament, unions, misconduct - union officials -
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Three strikes, unity on the line, NUW, 2012
Footage of three strikes of NUW members in 2012: - Biaida - members lobbied for an end to cash-in-hand contractors, harassment, bullying and extreme health and safety problems at the Laverton site. - Sigma - 130 members took industrial action to protect existing working conditions and job security. - Coles Toll - members went on strike for improved casual staff rights, a voluntary public holiday system, RDOs and shift loading, union rights protected in the enterprise agreement and payrises. Relevant to the history of NUW and its industrial disputes.DVDbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, nuw, national union of workers, coles toll, biaida, sigma, strikes, industrial relations, industrial disputes, industrial action, unions -
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One hundred years of the printing union in South Australia, 1874-1974, Churchett, James, 1974
A compilation marking the centenary of the Printing Union of South Australia. The union started out as the South Australian Typographical Society in 1874. It became the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia in 1916.Relevant to union history, especially the Printing Industry Employees Union.Paper; book; 44 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, printing industry - south australia, printing union of south australia, unions, history, south australian typographical society, printing industry employees' union, centenary